Recent Obituaries

May 18, 2019

Faye Louise (Hallman) Brackett was born April 25, 1936, in Savoy, Texas, to Bonnie Bert Hallman and Pauline (Green) Hallman and passed away May 18, 2019, at her home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. Faye had an older brother, Bonnie Joe Hallman, and two younger sisters, Shirley Ann (Hallman) Norrell and Paula Sue (Hallman) Bonner. She married Willard “Bill” Dean Brackett...

May 15, 2019

Roland D. Bartley, son of the late Marion Elmer and Stella Gertrude (Owens) Bartley, was born June 29, 1929, in Wright County, Missouri, and passed away May 15, 2019, at Mercy in Springfield, Missouri. He was 89 years, 10 months, and 16 days of age. Roland was raised in Wright County and graduated from Mansfield High School in 1947. He...

May 10, 2019

William Edward Coble, son of the late William Franklin and Amanda Lizzie Bell (Vandiver) Coble, was born November 2, 1941, in Graff, Missouri, and passed away at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri, May 10, 2019. He was 77 years, 6 months, and 8 days of age. William graduated from Mountain Grove High School in 1960. He married Beverly Ann...

May 10, 2019

J.R. Johnston, a longtime resident of Norwood, Missouri, passed away May 10, 2019, at his home in Norwood, Missouri. J.R. was born March 13, 1929, south of Mountain Grove in Drury, Missouri, to Jason and Ollie (Smith) Johnston. J.R. attended school in the Drury area and at the age of eighteen moved to Iowa, where he worked at the Blackhawk...

May 5, 2019

May 4, 2019

Marla Jean Matthews, daughter of the late Clem and Mary Susan (Edwards) Harris, was born July 4, 1948 and departed this life May 4, 2019. She was 70 years and 10 months of age. Marla graduated high school with the Mountain Grove Class of 1966. She then attended College of the Ozarks and graduated from Southwest Baptist University with a...

May 1, 2019

Lola Marie (Middleton) Skaggs, daughter of the late Jessie and Elma (Long) Middleton, was born June 27, 1935, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She passed away May 1, 2019, at her residence in Mountain Grove. She was 83 years, 10 months, and 4 days of age. Lola and Archie Skaggs were united in marriage on June 28, 1951. One daughter, Phylis...

May 1, 2019

No services are planned.

Apr 26, 2019

Patricia Diana Willhite, daughter of the late John Wesley and Edna May (Coffman) Willhite, was born February 14, 1960, in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and passed away at her home in Rogersville, Missouri, surrounded by family, on April 26, 2019. She was 59 years, 2 months, and 12 days of age. Diana grew up in the Manes area and went to...

Apr 24, 2019

Delia Ruth (Lemons) Wiedner was born June 15, 1936, in Huggins, Missouri, to the late Tennyson and Arizona (Watts) Lemons. Delia went to her heavenly home on April 24, 2019, after bravely battling a long illness. Delia was the youngest of five siblings and was preceded in death by her four brothers, Ancel Lemons, Wayne Lemons, Delbert Lemons, and Leo...

Apr 18, 2019

John Allen Eisenhauer, son of the late Jack and Marion (Gray) Eisenhauer, was born September 16, 1946, in Port Huron, Michigan. On April 18, 2019, John went home to be with his Lord and Savior. He was 72 years, 7months, and 2 days of age. John married Phyllis Walburg on October 30, 1988, in Traverse City, Michigan. He was a...

Apr 18, 2019

Barbara Jean Liles, daughter of the late Walter and Goldie Rosanne (Friend) Liles, was born July 5, 1963, in Springfield, Missouri, and departed this life April 18, 2019, at her home in Hartville, Missouri. She was 55 years, 9 months, and 13 days of age. Barbara grew up and attended school in Mansfield, Missouri. She enjoyed spending time with family...

Apr 16, 2019

Audry Fletcher, daughter of the late Fred Martin and Mary Jane (Hurt) Justice, was born August 4, 1918, in Chanute, Kansas, and departed this life, surrounded by family, on April 16, 2019, in Springdale Arkansas. She was 100 years, 8 months, and 12 days of age. Audry was married to the late Rev. Ocra Fletcher. Two children were born to...

Apr 13, 2019

David Scott Bell, son of the late Frederick and Barbara (Kramer) Bell, was born May 25, 1953, in Cleveland, Ohio, and passed away April 13, 2019, at his home in Mountain Grove, Missouri. He was 65 years, 10 months, and 19 days of age. As a child, David’s family lived in Pasadena, California for 12 years. They moved to Lincolnshire,...

Apr 11, 2019

Mearl Moore, daughter of the late Joseph and Lucy (Adams) Hayes, was born February 28, 1930, near Manes, Missouri, and entered into heavenly rest April 11, 2019, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She was 89 years, 1 months, and 14 days of age. Mearl was united in marriage to Ellis Ottis Moore on July 28, 1945, in Tulare, California. They were...

Apr 11, 2019

Helen Marie Miller, daughter of the late Homer Lee and Cornelia (Stout) Bradshaw, was born August 12, 1935, and passed away April 11, 2019, at Cherry Ridge Skilled Nursing Facility in Bastrop, Louisiana. She was 83 years, 5 months, and 30 days of age. Helen grew up in the Norwood community. When she was a young girl, she walked 2...

Apr 10, 2019

Roger Franklin Davenport, 87 years of age, passed away at his home in Graff, Missouri on April 10th, 2019. He was born on July 31st, 1931, to Franklin Albert Davenport and Florence Davenport nee Youse in Middletown, Ohio. Roger grew up in Indiana and when he was 13 years old, Roger learned to fly airplanes at the local airport; and...

Apr 8, 2019

Curtis Dale Prewett, son of Orville Boyd and Marilyn Joan (Bilyeu) Prewett, was born July 18, 1958, and passed away April 8, 2019, at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri, after a courageous 3 ½ year battle with brain cancer. He was 60 years old. Curtis grew up in Springfield, Missouri, and graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1977. During his...

Apr 8, 2019

Jimmie Max Scott, son of the late Earnest Afton and Marie (Raney) Scott, was born July 23, 1927, in Searcy, Arkansas, and departed this life April 8, 2019, at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri. He was 91 years, 8 months, and 16 days of age. Jim went to school at Shady Grove school, south of Mountain Grove. He married Betty...

Apr 6, 2019

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 Lt. Colonel Eugene Stroud Phillips was born October 9, 1941 in Charleston, South Carolina, and passed on to eternity April 6, 2019 at the Missouri Veterans Home in St. James, Missouri. Retired Green...